Saint Patrick's Catholic Church — Main Street

Detached seven-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1857-9, on a rectangular plan comprising seven-bay double-height nave opening into seven-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof; lean-to slate roofs (side aisles), roll moulded ridge tiles, cut-limestone "slated" coping to gables on roll-topped gabled kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Snecked limestone walls on cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with clasping stepped buttresses to corners having cut-limestone "slated" coping. Trefoil-detailed pointed-arch window openings (clerestorey) with cut-limestone mullions, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings (side aisles) with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" (east), cut- or hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front with flight of four cut-limestone steps, cut-limestone block-and-start surround having moulded reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. Pair of lancet window openings with cinquefoil "Rose Window" (gable), cut- or hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (east); square-headed door openings into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors centred on glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with arcaded choir gallery (east) below stained glass "East Window" (----), carpeted central aisle between timber pews, pointed-arch arcades on pillars, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with Gothic-style high altar (1912-3) below stained glass "Trinity Window" (----) in mosaic tiled surround (1915), encaustic tiled stepped daises to side altars, exposed pointed-arch braced scissor truss timber roof construction on beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on carved timber cornice, timber panelled confessional boxes (side aisles), pair of Gothic-style wall monuments (----), paired timber stations between stained glass windows, and exposed strutted timber roof constructions on beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceilings on carved timber cornices. Set in landscaped grounds.